Transcription of The Spanish- American War
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Terms & NamesTerms & NamesMAIN IDEAMAIN IDEA Jos Mart Valeriano Weyler yellow journalism Maine George Dewey Rough Riders San Juan Hill Treaty of ParisIn 1898, the United Stateswent to war to help Cuba winits independence from involvement in LatinAmerica and Asia increasedgreatly as a result of the warand continues IT MATTERS NOWWHY IT MATTERS NOWE arly in 1896, James Creelman traveled to Cuba as a New YorkWorldreporter, covering the second Cuban war for independ-ence from Spain. While in Havana, he wrote columns about hisobservations of the war. His descriptions of Spanish atrocitiesaroused American sympathy for PERSONALVOICEJAMES CREELMAN No man s life, no man s property is safe [in Cuba].
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